Aisle light



Nov. 22, 1927.

G. H. HAMILTON AISLE LIGHT Filed April '.7. 1927 l l l ll l l i x14/ v /N VEA/TOR Ge oreja Ji. Tar?,l B Y QMS M A TTORNEY i Patented Nov. 22, 1927.

l UNITED STATES GEORGE H. HAMILTON, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR T AMERICAN SEAT- ING COMPANY, 0F GRAND RADIDS, MICHIGAN,

A CORPORATION 0F NEW JERSEY.

AISLE LIGHT.

Application led April fl,

The present invention relates to lighting means, particularly such as are employed for lighting the aisles of theatres and the like; and its object is to provide means 0f that character improved in certain respects hereinafter appearing; and more particularly to provide such means which may be readily mounted or demounted. This and any other and more speciiic objects hereinafter appearing are attained by, and the invention finds 4preferable embodiment in, the structure or device hereinafter particularly described in the body of this specification and illustrated by the accompanying drawings, in which:

`igure 1-is a view 'of the outer side of the upper portion of a seat or chair adjacent the aisle of a theatre, and provided with my lighting means;

Fi ure 2 is a vertical sectional view thereof ta en on line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a view in perspective of the casing containing the lamp; and

Figure 4 .is a sectional View of a portion of the casing taken on line 4-4 of Figure 2.

In the accompanying drawings, my lighting means is shown applied to the aisle-sido of a theatre chair or seat. This seat has the upright end or supporting member 1 and 30. the support 2. This support 1k has a chambl or socket 3 open at 4 to the inner side 5 of the support, and an opening, the light-emitting elon ated slot 6, extending from the socket to t ie other (the outer) side of the support.

An open rock-bearing is `formed in this support adjacent its inner side 5 and the mouth .4 of the socket. A lamp, the electric light bulb 10, is carried inside a casing member 11 removably seated in said socket and having an outer wall 12 and an opposite Wall portion 13 which register with the light-emitting slot 6 so that the light from the lamp 10 may shine through said openings 6 and 14 upon the floor of the aisle. v

This casing has, adjacent its lower outer corner, a rib or rock journal 15 which may' be inserted into the bearing 8, whereupon the casing may be swung inwardly (turning on said bearing) to its seated position in the y socket shown in Figure 2. The upper wall 16 'of the casing, opposite the rib 15, is

provided with spaced openings 14 y 1927. serial it. 181,680.

when the casing is swung springable so that,

said wall is pressed downto seated position,

wardly until its projection 17 snaps into a4 keeper depression 18 in the support and yieldingly holds the casing in its seated position.

A chisel orl the like may be thrust between the `support and the upper wall 16 of the casing and its point engaged in the depres sion 19 of said wall to swing the casing outwardly in order to remove the same when desired.

The invention being intended to be ointed out in the claims, is not to be limite to or by details of construction of the particular embodiment thereof illustrated by the drawings or hereinbefore described.

I claim:

1. In a device of the character described; a support having a. socket o en to one side of the support, an open roc -bearingY adjacent said side, and a light-emitting opening from the socket to the other side of the support; a removable casing swingably movable to and vfrom seated position in the socket and having an outer wall and an op` posite wall provided with spaced openings registering with the light-emittingl opening, and a rock journal removably turning in the bearing in the seating and unseating movements of the casing, the casing oppositely to said journal springably engaging the support to yleldingly hold the casing in seated position; a lamp carried in the casing.

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2. In a device of the character described;

a Support having a socket open to one side of the support, an open rock-bearing adjacent said side, ing from the socket to the other side of the support; a. removable casing swingably movable to and from seated position in the socket and having an outer wall and an opposite wall provided with spaced openings registering with the light-emitting opening, and a rock journal removably turning in the bearing in the seating and unseating movements of the casing; a lamp carried in the casing. Y v

In testimon whereof I have hereunto set my hand at rand Rapids, Michigan, this 4t day of April, 1927.

GEORGE H. HAMILTON.

and a light-emitting open- 

